Z83
Z83 — Family history of other specific disorders
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
Z83 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for family history of other specific disorders. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable disease in the family (Z20.-)
Risk adjustment
Z83 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead Z83
8 child codes. Green means billable.
- Z83.0Family history of human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease
- Z83.1Family history of other infectious and parasitic diseases
- Z83.2Family history of diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
- Z83.3Family history of diabetes mellitus
- Z83.4Family history of other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- Z83.5Family history of eye and ear disorders
- Z83.6Family history of other diseases of the respiratory system
- Z83.7Family history of diseases of the digestive system
Questions about Z83
- Is Z83 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. Z83 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does Z83 sit in the tabular list?
- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99).